Top Schools

Cornell College - located in Mount Vernon, it was ranked 31st in the nation

Coe College - located in Cedar Rapids, it was ranked 33rd in the nation

Programs Offered

Iowa has a total college student population of 1,272,575 students. Approximately 45.5% of these students are pursuing degrees in one of the 1,052 bachelors degree programs offered in Iowa.
Iowa's 438 master's or Ph.D.-level programs have an enrollment of about 67,234 students, which is 18.9% of Iowa students. The rest of Iowa's college students are enrolled in one of Iowa's 822 certificate or associate's degree programs.

The most popular courses of study in Iowa are:

Business - 9% of students graduated from business programs

Healthcare - 9% of students graduated from healthcare programs

Liberal Arts - 6% of students graduated from liberal arts programs

Tuition

At Iowa schools in 2011, tuition for Iowa residents ranged from $3,120 per year to $37,482 per year, with the average tuition being $11,084 per year.
The highest tuition rates in Iowa were charged at the following schools in 2011:

Grinnell College - located in Grinnell, it charged students a tuition of $37,482 per year

Luther College - located in Decorah, it charged students a tuition of $33,480 per year

Cornell College - located in Mount Vernon, it charged students a tuition of $31,050 per year

In 2011, the Iowa schools charging the lowest tuition were:

Indian Hills Community College - located in Ottumwa, it charged students a tuition of $3,120 per year

Western Iowa Tech Community College - located in Sioux City, it charged students a tuition of $3,204 per year

Eastern Iowa Community College District - located in Davenport, it charged students a tuition of $3,540 per year

Financial Aid

Students in Iowa received $399,851,151 in financial aid in 2008.
Approximately 72% of this was in the form of institutional grants or scholarships.
The Iowa schools that provided the highest amount of institutional grants and scholarships to students were:

Iowa Student Demographics

The average student population at Iowa schools is 3,801 students. 7 of Iowa's 94 schools have over 10,000 students each.
The Iowa schools with the most number of students enrolled in 2010 were:

Kaplan University-Davenport Campus - located in Davenport, it had 71,011 students

University of Iowa - located in Iowa City, it had 28,987 students

The Iowa colleges and universities with the smallest student population were:

University of Phoenix-Des Moines Campus - located in West Des Moines, it had 1 students

American College of Hairstyling-Cedar Rapids - located in Cedar Rapids, it had 14 students

Total Look School of Cosmetology & Massage Therapy - located in Cresco, it had 15 students

Graduation Rates

In 2010, 113,646 students graduated from colleges and universities in Iowa.
The following Iowa colleges and universities had the highest graduation rates in 2010:

Mercy/St. Luke's School of Radiologic Technology - located in Cedar Rapids, it had a graduation rate of 100%

Carlson College of Massage Therapy - located in Anamosa, it had a graduation rate of 98%

Iowa School of Beauty - located in Urbandale, it had a graduation rate of 97%

The schools with the lowest graduation rates in Iowa were:

Divine Word College - located in Epworth, it had a graduation rate of 18%

Kaplan University-Davenport Campus - located in Davenport, it had a graduation rate of 23%

Southeastern Community College - located in West Burlington, it had a graduation rate of 24%

Diversity

The student population at Iowa schools is quite diverse. In 2009, approximately 43 in every 100 students at Iowa colleges were from a racial or ethnic minority background.
In the same year, the male to female ratio amongst undergraduates at Iowa colleges and universities was 3 to 10. In 2009, approximately 79% of undergraduate students were 24 years of age or younger.
The largest percentage of ethnically-diverse students were at the following Iowa schools:

Kaplan University-Davenport Campus - located in Davenport, 100% of students were from minority backgrounds

Divine Word College - located in Epworth, 94% of students were from minority backgrounds

Maharishi University of Management - located in Fairfield, 80% of students were from minority backgrounds

Iowa Faculty Demographics

Although the students at Iowa schools are very diverse, the faculty at Iowa colleges and universities is not diverse.
Of the 55,678 faculty members employed by Iowa colleges and universities in 2009, about 29% identified themselves as belonging to a racial or ethnic minority.
For every 100 faculty members at Iowa schools, 57 of them were women.

Faculty to Student Ratio

In 2009, on average for every 100 students, there were 12 faculty at Iowa schools.
The schools with the largest number of faculty for each student in Iowa were:

University of Phoenix-Des Moines Campus

Iowa School of Beauty

Bio-Chi Institute of Massage Therapy

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